Are E-cigarettes a Safe Alternative to Tobacco Smoke?
Electronic cigarettes are becoming popular among American smokers; according to USA Today, about 21 percent of adult smokers tried them in 2011, which is twice as many people trying them than in 2010.
Smokers use e-cigarettes are used as a replacement for real cigarettes, in hopes of quitting – or in areas where they’re not allowed to smoke.
Are e-cigarettes safe, and could they help you quit smoking?
E-Cigarette Regulations
Reusable, battery-operated e-cigarettes work by heating a liquid nicotine solution, turning the nicotine into vapor that the user inhales. The vapors can release a nicotine flavor, or other flavors such as strawberry, cherry, and cookies and cream milkshake, according to the Boston Globe.
Since e-cigarettes aren’t a tobacco product, in many parts of the U.S. kids and teenagers can purchase these e-cigarettes – and anyone can buy them online legally.
However, even though the electronic nicotine delivery system doesn’t contain the same chemicals and toxins as a regular cigarette, it still contains some harmful chemicals.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a press release in 2009 stating that samples from some of the e-cigarettes contain carcinogens and toxic chemicals such as diethylene glycol, which is used in antifreeze.
It is also important to know that these products have not been approved by the FDA; however, the FDA will step in and begin regulating these products just like tobacco products in the near future.
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